Bickham coal mine

The Bickham coal mine is a proposed black coal mine in the Upper Hunter valley in New South Wales. The Bickham Coal Company sought New South Wales government approval for mining 36 million tonnes of low-ash thermal coal after extracting a 25,000 tonne bulk sample.

In mid-May 2010 the Premier of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally and Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, announced that the mine would not proceed and that the government would amend the Mining State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) "to prohibit open-cut mining on the Bickham site permanently."

Citizens groups working on Bickham

 * Bickham Coal Mine Action Group

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Australia and coal

External articles

 * Brian Robins and Ben Cubby, "Hunter powerbrokers celebrate mining ban after epic campaign", Sydney Morning Herald, May 15, 2010.
 * "Coalmine canned", Sydney Morning Herald, May 15, 2010.
 * Ian Kirkwood and Ben Smee, "State Government rejects Bickham coal mine", Sydney Morning Herald, May 15, 2010.